diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.markdown b/doc/api/child_process.markdown index 029b63fd8e432c..a210401cef7aef 100644 --- a/doc/api/child_process.markdown +++ b/doc/api/child_process.markdown @@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ function provides equivalent functionality in a synchronous manner that blocks the event loop until the spawned process either exits of is terminated. For convenience, the `child_process` module provides a handful of synchronous -and asynchronous alternatives to `child_process.spawn()` and -`child_process.spawnSync()`, each of which are documented fully [below][]. -*Note that each of these alternatives are implemented on top of -`child_process.spawn()` or `child_process.spawnSync()`.* +and asynchronous alternatives to [`child_process.spawn()`][] and +[`child_process.spawnSync()`][]. *Note that each of these alternatives are +implemented on top of `child_process.spawn()` or `child_process.spawnSync()`.* * `child_process.exec()`: spawns a shell and runs a command within that shell, passing the `stdout` and `stderr` to a callback function when complete. @@ -222,7 +221,8 @@ spawned directly as a new process making it slightly more efficient than (Default: `process.execArgv`) * `silent` {Boolean} If true, stdin, stdout, and stderr of the child will be piped to the parent, otherwise they will be inherited from the parent, see - the `'pipe'` and `'inherit'` options for [`spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][] for more details + the `'pipe'` and `'inherit'` options for [`spawn()`][]'s [`stdio`][] for + more details (default is false) * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) @@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ not clone the current process.* * `cwd` {String} Current working directory of the child process * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs * `stdio` {Array|String} Child's stdio configuration. (See - [below](#child_process_options_stdio)) + [`options.stdio`][]) * `detached` {Boolean} Prepare child to run independently of its parent process. Specific behavior depends on the platform, see - [below](#child_process_options_detached)) + [`options.detached`][]) * `uid` {Number} Sets the user identity of the process. (See setuid(2).) * `gid` {Number} Sets the group identity of the process. (See setgid(2).) * return: {ChildProcess object} @@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ to the same value. [`EventEmitters`]: events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter [`net.Server`]: net.html#net_class_net_server [`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket +[`options.detached`]: #child_process_options_detached +[`options.stdio`]: #child_process_options_stdio [`stdio`]: #child_process_options_stdio -[below]: #child_process_asynchronous_process_creation [synchronous counterparts]: #child_process_synchronous_process_creation diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.markdown b/doc/api/crypto.markdown index fcec1b1abf013c..8d39f5ad24e262 100644 --- a/doc/api/crypto.markdown +++ b/doc/api/crypto.markdown @@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ supported groups are: `'modp1'`, `'modp2'`, `'modp5'` (defined in [RFC 2412][], but see [Caveats][]) and `'modp14'`, `'modp15'`, `'modp16'`, `'modp17'`, `'modp18'` (defined in [RFC 3526][]). The returned object mimics the interface of objects created by -[`crypto.createDiffieHellman()`][] above, but will not allow changing +[`crypto.createDiffieHellman()`][], but will not allow changing the keys (with [`diffieHellman.setPublicKey()`][] for example). The advantage of using this method is that the parties do not have to generate nor exchange a group modulus beforehand, saving both processor @@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ See the reference for other recommendations and details. [OpenSSL's SPKAC implementation]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/spkac.html [`createCipher()`]: #crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password [`createCipheriv()`]: #crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv +[`createHash()`]: #crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm [`crypto.createDecipher`]: #crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password [`crypto.createDecipheriv`]: #crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv [`crypto.createDiffieHellman()`]: #crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_prime_encoding_generator_generator_encoding diff --git a/doc/api/dns.markdown b/doc/api/dns.markdown index 86bee216487683..ed59051238f46e 100644 --- a/doc/api/dns.markdown +++ b/doc/api/dns.markdown @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Alternatively, `options` can be an object containing these properties: `getaddrinfo` flags. If `hints` is not provided, then no flags are passed to `getaddrinfo`. Multiple flags can be passed through `hints` by logically `OR`ing their values. - See [supported `getaddrinfo` flags][] below for more information on supported + See [supported `getaddrinfo` flags][] for more information on supported flags. * `all`: {Boolean} - When `true`, the callback returns all resolved addresses in an array, otherwise returns a single address. Defaults to `false`. @@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ Valid values for `rrtype` are: The `callback` function has arguments `(err, addresses)`. When successful, `addresses` will be an array. The type of each item in `addresses` is determined by the record type, and described in the documentation for the -corresponding lookup methods below. +corresponding lookup methods. On error, `err` is an [`Error`][] object, where `err.code` is -one of the error codes listed below. +one of the error codes listed [here](#dns_error_codes). ## dns.resolve4(hostname, callback) @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ The `callback` function has arguments `(err, hostnames)`, where `hostnames` is an array of resolved hostnames for the given `ip`. On error, `err` is an [`Error`][] object, where `err.code` is -one of the error codes listed below. +one of the [DNS error codes][]. ## dns.setServers(servers) @@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ processing that happens on libuv's threadpool that [`dns.lookup()`][] can have. They do not use the same set of configuration files than what [`dns.lookup()`][] uses. For instance, _they do not use the configuration from `/etc/hosts`_. +[DNS error codes]: #dns_error_codes [`dns.lookup()`]: #dns_dns_lookup_hostname_options_callback [`dns.resolve()`]: #dns_dns_resolve_hostname_rrtype_callback [`dns.resolve4()`]: #dns_dns_resolve4_hostname_callback diff --git a/doc/api/errors.markdown b/doc/api/errors.markdown index 823e9361901cb1..b0c3da8e248e48 100644 --- a/doc/api/errors.markdown +++ b/doc/api/errors.markdown @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ The number of frames captured by the stack trace is bounded by the smaller of loop tick. System-level errors are generated as augmented `Error` instances, which are -detailed [below](#errors_system_errors). +detailed [here](#errors_system_errors). ## Class: RangeError @@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ found [here][online]. [`process.on('uncaughtException')`]: process.html#process_event_uncaughtexception [`try / catch` construct]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/try...catch [`try { } catch(err) { }`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/try...catch -[below]: #errors_error_propagation_and_interception [domains]: domain.html [event emitter-based]: events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter [file descriptors]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor diff --git a/doc/api/fs.markdown b/doc/api/fs.markdown index 6b505dcadfa313..42e347f43aa34c 100644 --- a/doc/api/fs.markdown +++ b/doc/api/fs.markdown @@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`. ## fs.stat(path, callback) Asynchronous stat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where -`stats` is a [`fs.Stats`][] object. See the [`fs.Stats`][] section below for more +`stats` is a [`fs.Stats`][] object. See the [`fs.Stats`][] section for more information. ## fs.statSync(path) @@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ The supported boolean members are `persistent` and `recursive`. `persistent` indicates whether the process should continue to run as long as files are being watched. `recursive` indicates whether all subdirectories should be watched, or only the current directory. This applies when a directory is specified, and only -on supported platforms (See Caveats below). +on supported platforms (See [Caveats][]). The default is `{ persistent: true, recursive: false }`. @@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ Synchronous versions of [`fs.write()`][]. Returns the number of bytes written. [`Buffer.byteLength`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_bytelength_string_encoding [`Buffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_buffer +[Caveats]: #fs_caveats [`fs.access()`]: #fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback [`fs.accessSync()`]: #fs_fs_accesssync_path_mode [`fs.appendFile()`]: fs.html#fs_fs_appendfile_file_data_options_callback diff --git a/doc/api/http.markdown b/doc/api/http.markdown index 34e3417b518d63..7b4a2178b09e54 100644 --- a/doc/api/http.markdown +++ b/doc/api/http.markdown @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ require developers to manually close the HTTP clients using KeepAlive. If you opt into using HTTP KeepAlive, you can create an Agent object -with that flag set to `true`. (See the [constructor options][] below.) +with that flag set to `true`. (See the [constructor options][].) Then, the Agent will keep unused sockets in a pool for later use. They will be explicitly marked so as to not keep the Node.js process running. However, it is still a good idea to explicitly [`destroy()`][] KeepAlive diff --git a/doc/api/modules.markdown b/doc/api/modules.markdown index aa1f0b074e5043..7a523c54ac42aa 100644 --- a/doc/api/modules.markdown +++ b/doc/api/modules.markdown @@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ may itself have dependencies, and in some cases, these dependencies may even collide or form cycles. Since Node.js looks up the `realpath` of any modules it loads (that is, -resolves symlinks), and then looks for their dependencies in the -`node_modules` folders as described above, this situation is very simple to -resolve with the following architecture: +resolves symlinks), and then looks for their dependencies in the `node_modules` +folders as described [here](#modules_loading_from_node_modules_folders), this +situation is very simple to resolve with the following architecture: * `/usr/lib/node/foo/1.2.3/` - Contents of the `foo` package, version 1.2.3. * `/usr/lib/node/bar/4.3.2/` - Contents of the `bar` package that `foo` diff --git a/doc/api/path.markdown b/doc/api/path.markdown index 96f4888fb330e5..4e99a163a52b31 100644 --- a/doc/api/path.markdown +++ b/doc/api/path.markdown @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ an empty string. Examples: ## path.format(pathObject) -Returns a path string from an object, the opposite of `path.parse` above. +Returns a path string from an object, the opposite of [`path.parse`][]. path.format({ root : "/", @@ -286,3 +286,5 @@ An example on Windows: Provide access to aforementioned `path` methods but always interact in a win32 compatible way. + +[`path.parse`]: #path_path_parse_pathstring diff --git a/doc/api/process.markdown b/doc/api/process.markdown index bdc71590f41c9a..d40b319585d718 100644 --- a/doc/api/process.markdown +++ b/doc/api/process.markdown @@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ In cases like this, you may not want to track the rejection as a developer error like you would for other `'unhandledRejection'` events. To address this, you can either attach a dummy `.catch(function() { })` handler to `resource.loaded`, preventing the `'unhandledRejection'` event from being -emitted, or you can use the `'rejectionHandled'` event. Below is an -explanation of how to do that. +emitted, or you can use the [`'rejectionHandled'`][] event. ## Exit Codes @@ -953,6 +952,7 @@ Will print something like: [`net.Socket`]: net.html#net_class_net_socket [`process.exit()`]: #process_process_exit_code [`promise.catch(...)`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise/catch +[`'rejectionHandled'`]: #process_event_rejectionhandled [`require.main`]: modules.html#modules_accessing_the_main_module [`setTimeout(fn, 0)`]: timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_arg [Signal Events]: #process_signal_events diff --git a/doc/api/repl.markdown b/doc/api/repl.markdown index 99e9d0e26d8720..b9d706beef0295 100644 --- a/doc/api/repl.markdown +++ b/doc/api/repl.markdown @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Previously in Node.js/io.js v2.x, REPL history was controlled by using a format. This variable has now been deprecated, and your REPL history will automatically be converted to using plain text. The new file will be saved to either your home directory, or a directory defined by the `NODE_REPL_HISTORY` -variable, as documented below. +variable, as documented [here](#repl_environment_variable_options). ## REPL Features diff --git a/doc/api/stream.markdown b/doc/api/stream.markdown index 76d96233ac4bde..b43dd7408ff4e1 100644 --- a/doc/api/stream.markdown +++ b/doc/api/stream.markdown @@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ and properties depending on whether they are Readable, Writable, or Duplex. If a stream is both Readable and Writable, then it implements all of -the methods and events below. So, a [Duplex][] or [Transform][] stream is +the methods and events. So, a [Duplex][] or [Transform][] stream is fully described by this API, though their implementation may be somewhat different. It is not necessary to implement Stream interfaces in order to consume streams in your programs. If you **are** implementing streaming interfaces in your own program, please also refer to -[API for Stream Implementors][] below. +[API for Stream Implementors][]. Almost all Node.js programs, no matter how simple, use Streams in some way. Here is an example of using Streams in an Node.js program: @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ server.listen(1337); ### Class: stream.Duplex Duplex streams are streams that implement both the [Readable][] and -[Writable][] interfaces. See above for usage. +[Writable][] interfaces. Examples of Duplex streams include: @@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ Note that `stream.unshift(chunk)` cannot be called after the `'end'` event has been triggered; a runtime error will be raised. If you find that you must often call `stream.unshift(chunk)` in your -programs, consider implementing a [Transform][] stream instead. (See API -for Stream Implementors, below.) +programs, consider implementing a [Transform][] stream instead. (See [API +for Stream Implementors][].) ```javascript // Pull off a header delimited by \n\n @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ reading state appropriately, however it is best to simply avoid calling * `stream` {Stream} An "old style" readable stream Versions of Node.js prior to v0.10 had streams that did not implement the -entire Streams API as it is today. (See "Compatibility" below for +entire Streams API as it is today. (See [Compatibility][] for more information.) If you are using an older Node.js library that emits `'data'` events and @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ myReader.on('readable', () => { Transform streams are [Duplex][] streams where the output is in some way computed from the input. They implement both the [Readable][] and -[Writable][] interfaces. See above for usage. +[Writable][] interfaces. Examples of Transform streams include: @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ of stream class you are writing: In your implementation code, it is very important to never call the -methods described in [API for Stream Consumers][] above. Otherwise, you +methods described in [API for Stream Consumers][]. Otherwise, you can potentially cause adverse side effects in programs that consume your streaming interfaces. @@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ it can come in handy as a building block for novel sorts of streams. `stream.Readable` is an abstract class designed to be extended with an underlying implementation of the [`_read(size)`][] method. -Please see above under [API for Stream Consumers][] for how to consume +Please see [API for Stream Consumers][] for how to consume streams in your programs. What follows is an explanation of how to implement Readable streams in your programs. @@ -979,12 +979,13 @@ Counter.prototype._read = function() { #### Example: SimpleProtocol v1 (Sub-optimal) -This is similar to the `parseHeader` function described above, but -implemented as a custom stream. Also, note that this implementation -does not convert the incoming data to a string. +This is similar to the `parseHeader` function described +[here](#stream_readable_unshift_chunk), but implemented as a custom stream. +Also, note that this implementation does not convert the incoming data to a +string. However, this would be better implemented as a [Transform][] stream. See -below for a better implementation. +[SimpleProtocol v2][] for a better implementation. ```javascript // A parser for a simple data protocol. @@ -1201,9 +1202,10 @@ your own extension classes. #### Example: `SimpleProtocol` parser v2 -The example above of a simple protocol parser can be implemented -simply by using the higher level [Transform][] stream class, similar to -the `parseHeader` and `SimpleProtocol v1` examples above. +The example [here](#stream_example_simpleprotocol_v1_sub_optimal) of a simple +protocol parser can be implemented simply by using the higher level +[Transform][] stream class, similar to the `parseHeader` and `SimpleProtocol +v1` examples. In this example, rather than providing the input as an argument, it would be piped into the parser, which is a more idiomatic Node.js stream @@ -1284,7 +1286,7 @@ SimpleProtocol.prototype._transform = function(chunk, encoding, done) { `stream.Writable` is an abstract class designed to be extended with an underlying implementation of the [`_write(chunk, encoding, callback)`][] method. -Please see above under [API for Stream Consumers][] for how to consume +Please see [API for Stream Consumers][] for how to consume writable streams in your programs. What follows is an explanation of how to implement Writable streams in your programs. @@ -1500,7 +1502,7 @@ simpler, but also less powerful and less useful. meant that you still had to be prepared to receive `'data'` events even when the stream was in a paused state. -In Node.js v0.10, the Readable class described below was added. +In Node.js v0.10, the [Readable][] class was added. For backwards compatibility with older Node.js programs, Readable streams switch into "flowing mode" when a `'data'` event handler is added, or when the [`resume()`][] method is called. The effect is that, even if @@ -1710,6 +1712,7 @@ horribly wrong. [API for Stream Implementors]: #stream_api_for_stream_implementors [child process stdin]: child_process.html#child_process_child_stdin [child process stdout and stderr]: child_process.html#child_process_child_stdout +[Compatibility]: #stream_compatibility_with_older_node_js_versions [crypto streams]: crypto.html [crypto]: crypto.html [Duplex]: #stream_class_stream_duplex @@ -1722,6 +1725,7 @@ horribly wrong. [Object mode]: #stream_object_mode [Readable]: #stream_class_stream_readable [request to an HTTP server]: http.html#http_http_incomingmessage +[SimpleProtocol v2]: #stream_example_simpleprotocol_parser_v2 [tcp sockets]: net.html#net_class_net_socket [Transform]: #stream_class_stream_transform [unpiped]: #stream_readable_unpipe_destination diff --git a/doc/api/util.markdown b/doc/api/util.markdown index fb73d72200b6e3..e076fed01b5319 100644 --- a/doc/api/util.markdown +++ b/doc/api/util.markdown @@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ formatted string: `2`. To make it recurse indefinitely pass `null`. - `colors` - if `true`, then the output will be styled with ANSI color codes. - Defaults to `false`. Colors are customizable, see below. + Defaults to `false`. Colors are customizable, see [Customizing + `util.inspect` colors][]. - `customInspect` - if `false`, then custom `inspect(depth, opts)` functions defined on the objects being inspected won't be called. Defaults to `true`. @@ -501,4 +502,6 @@ Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`. [`Array.isArray`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/isArray [constructor]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/constructor +[Customizing `util.inspect` colors]: #util_customizing_util_inspect_colors +[here]: #util_customizing_util_inspect_colors [`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error diff --git a/doc/api/zlib.markdown b/doc/api/zlib.markdown index 5f238be5bff8d8..9e48225530ec31 100644 --- a/doc/api/zlib.markdown +++ b/doc/api/zlib.markdown @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ on requests, and the [content-encoding][] header on responses. **Note: these examples are drastically simplified to show the basic concept.** Zlib encoding can be expensive, and the results -ought to be cached. See [Memory Usage Tuning][] below for more information +ought to be cached. See [Memory Usage Tuning][] for more information on the speed/memory/compression tradeoffs involved in zlib usage. // client request example